Project "Chihuahua" '65 Formula S Restoration "Estilo Mexicano"
Update: Starter. I turned the wheels all the way to the left to accommodate the raising of the heavy starter motor into position. At first it seemed there was not enough room to get it where it needed to be, but with some additional jiggling it finally made it inside. I used a stud and star lock washer on the bottom and a bolt with captive washer on the top. The top bolt also included a little clamp to hold the Torque-flite shift cable steady.
I was not happy with how close the starter wires ended up to the exhaust. It seems if I bent the terminal ends either 45 or 90 degrees it would have routed the wires a little further away. I did not try that because I did not want to metal fatigue the metal and I wanted to find out what angle the factory used on these wires before moving things around.
Like I mentioned above in the exhaust manifold brace installation, after snugging it by hand, I could only get a "mini" open end wrench on the upper starter bolt because of interference caused by one of the manifold braces. The clearance between the head of the starter bolt and the longer brace is the same thickness as a thin slice of cardboard.
Update: Starter. I turned the wheels all the way to the left to accommodate the raising of the heavy starter motor into position. At first it seemed there was not enough room to get it where it needed to be, but with some additional jiggling it finally made it inside. I used a stud and star lock washer on the bottom and a bolt with captive washer on the top. The top bolt also included a little clamp to hold the Torque-flite shift cable steady.
I was not happy with how close the starter wires ended up to the exhaust. It seems if I bent the terminal ends either 45 or 90 degrees it would have routed the wires a little further away. I did not try that because I did not want to metal fatigue the metal and I wanted to find out what angle the factory used on these wires before moving things around.
Like I mentioned above in the exhaust manifold brace installation, after snugging it by hand, I could only get a "mini" open end wrench on the upper starter bolt because of interference caused by one of the manifold braces. The clearance between the head of the starter bolt and the longer brace is the same thickness as a thin slice of cardboard.